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- GLC#
- GLC00655.16-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 28, 1896
- Author/Creator
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901
- Title
- to Edward Oliver Wolcott
- Place Written
- Canton, Ohio
- Pagination
- 1 p. : envelope Height: 28 cm, Width: 14 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
William McKinley writes to Colorado senator, Edward Oliver Wolcott, regarding international bimetallism. Bimetallism is the use of silver and gold as a standard of currency. McKinley initially favored international bimetallism, but when the British rejected that system, he abandoned it and in 1900 approved the Gold Standard Act. Letter written on personal stationery. Handwritten letters from McKinley as President or President-elect are rare.
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